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Still Humid Through Friday

| September 10, 2014 @ 3:45 pm

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RADAR CHECK: As expected, showers are very isolated across Alabama this afternoon; most communities are dry.

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Temperatures are mostly in the upper 80s.

TOMORROW/FRIDAY: The long awaited cold front to the north will creep southward, and should near the Tennessee border Friday. An organized band of showers and storms should enter far North Alabama tomorrow evening, drifting southward. The high resolution NAM model puts the band of showers and storms into the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham/Anniston areas by around 10:00 tomorrow night. No severe weather is expected with the main dynamic support well to the north.

The front will stall out Friday, keeping most of the state in warm, moist air. We will mention scattered showers and thunderstorms Friday and Friday night with a mix of sun and clouds; the high will be in the mid 80s in most communities.

TRICKY WEEKEND FORECAST: Still a challenging weekend forecast. A good chance the Tennessee Valley (places like Florence, Decatur, Athens, Huntsville, and Scottsboro) will be rain-free Saturday with lower humidity, but as you work your way south you get back into moist air. We figure the boundary will be somewhere near I-59, so we will keep the risk of a shower or storm in the forecast Saturday from Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Gadsden, and points south. The best coverage of showers should be over the southern half of the state.

Sunday the front will drift south and slowly lose it’s identity. I think most of North and Central Alabama will be dry with only an outside risk of a shower. Highs over the weekend will be in the low to mid 80s.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Again this week we have the risk of a passing shower or storm for high school games tomorrow and Friday night. The showers and and storms will be scattered, so it won’t rain everywhere, but a few stadiums could see some rain. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 80s at kickoff, falling into the 70s by the fourth quarter. The chance of any one stadium seeing rain is in the 30 percent range.

Alabama will host Southern Miss Saturday evening (5:00p kickoff) at Bryant-Denny Stadium; I can’t rule out a shower in Tuscaloosa during this game, but I am a little more confident the game will be played with no major rain issues. The kickoff temperature will be near 83 degrees, dropping into the 70s during the second half.

UAB hosts Alabama A&M Saturday at Legion Field in Birmingham at 2:30p; the sky will be occasionally cloudy, and a passing shower or storm is possible during the game. The temperature will be around 86 degrees at kickoff, falling into the upper 70s by the final whistle.

NEXT WEEK: The week looks pretty quiet here with few, if any showers and temperatures near seasonal averages for the middle part of September with highs in the low to mid 80s. See the Weather Xtreme video for the maps, graphics, and more details.

TROPICS: The disturbance in the East Atlantic has a chance of becoming Tropical Storm Edouard in coming days, but it will recurve harmlessly into the open Atlantic well before getting close to the U.S. mainland.

GULF COAST WEATHER: Not much change through the weekend; about 6 to 8 hours of sunshine each day from Panama City west to Gulf Shores with a few scattered storms each day. Highs will be in the upper 80s, with sea water temperatures in the mid 80s.

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